.com Solutions Inc., a developer of multi-platform database
migration and development tools, has released FmPro Migrator 2.19 for
MacOS X and Windows with support for FileMaker to FrontBase migrations.
FileMaker to FrontBase migration features include the generation of
Perl CGI scripts for FileMaker data which has been converted to FrontBase
database tables.

-- FrontBase Support - FileMaker Pro databases can now
be converted to FrontBase database tables. FileMaker database solutions
can be scaled up to FrontBase for improved performance and reduced maintenance.

-- FileMaker Field Size Calculation - In order to properly
size each FrontBase column, a field size report is created for each
FileMaker database file. This report lists the name of each field along
with the maximum amount of data located within each FileMaker field.
This report helps the database developer customize the table creation
SQL code to match the size of the data to be migrated.

-- Direct Data Transfer - Includes JPEG Images - FmPro
Migrator utilizes an ODBC connection between FileMaker Pro and FrontBase
in order to accurately transfer all FileMaker data types to FrontBase.
This direct transfer of data preserves special characters within text
fields and JPEG images within FileMaker container fields. There is no
need to export data into CSV or TAB delimited text files while performing
the migration process.

-- Perl CGI Script Generation - FmPro Migrator for MacOS
X generates Perl CGI scripts for each layout of the original FileMaker
database (or all fields on Windows). These Perl CGI scripts provide
a web based interface for FileMaker data once it has been migrated to
FrontBase. Records may be inserted, queried, updated or deleted via
this web interface. Images within FrontBase BLOB columns are displayed
along with the rest of the data within each individual database records.
Text within FrontBase CLOB columns is displayed in a similar manner.